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What guitar does Zakk Wylde play?

Zakk Wylde has been seen using his own Wylde Audio guitars tuned to C# with EMG 81/85s and Dunlop .010-.052 strings, two 100-watt Wylde Audio heads into Electro-Voice-loaded 4x12s, and his Dunlop and MXR signature wah, Rotovibe, Phase, Overdrive and Black Label Chorus.

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What guitar does Zakk Wylde play?

Guitars from his own company, Wylde Audio. For Pantera they are tuned to C# with EMG 81/85 pickups and a Floyd Rose, strung with Dunlop .010 to .052, per Guitar World's 2023 rundown.

What amp does Zakk Wylde use?

Two 100-watt Wylde Audio tube heads, one black and one white, run in stereo via an MXR ZW38 Black Label Chorus into 4x12 cabinets with Electro-Voice EVM12L Black Label speakers, according to Guitar World in 2023.

What pedals does Zakk Wylde use?

His signature Dunlop ZW45 Wah and ZW357 Rotovibe, MXR ZW90 Phase, ZW44 Overdrive and ZW38 Black Label Chorus, plus an MXR Carbon Copy, EVH117 Flanger, two Smart Gates and a DigiTech Whammy that his techs operate, per Guitar World in 2023.

What pickups does Zakk Wylde use?

EMG 81/85 active pickups in his Wylde Audio guitars, according to Guitar World's 2023 Pantera rundown.

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Zakk Wylde is the American guitarist behind Black Label Society, Ozzy Osbourne's longtime guitarist and Pantera's touring guitarist. This guide covers the rig Guitar World documented for the Pantera shows: Wylde Audio guitars and heads and his MXR and Dunlop signature pedals.

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